Reassuring the insurers to keep indemnity costs down
Brian Rogers FCMI, Regulatory Director at Access Legal, explains why compliance can help reduce the rising cost of indemnity insurance and why, as an industry, we must all promote best practice. It’s no secret that the professional indemnity insurance (PII) market has been hardening for some time, particularly for areas of law deemed high-risk, like […]
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Minerva
In a series of Supporter in Focus pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021 Alongside headline sponsor Lawyer Checker we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies who have gone above and beyond to support buyers and sellers to move home during the most challenging year the conveyancing industry has perhaps ever […]
Training Academy to help lawyers of the future
The Academy, is a new training facility launched by Simply Conveyancing providing academic and theoretical training for aspiring lawyers. The six month comprehensive training programme and accelerated career pathway has been carefully designed to support Simply colleagues in their journey to become qualified Conveyancers. Through a mix of class-room and on the job training, Academy […]
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Groundsure
In a series of Spotlight pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021 Alongside headline sponsor Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies who have gone above and beyond to support buyers and sellers to move home during the most challenging year the conveyancing industry has perhaps […]
Construction continues to contribute to UK economic recovery
Private and public new housing work up 0.3% and 13.5% over the last month respectively1 Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “This latest data shows construction continues to cement itself as one of the key contributing sectors powering the UK’s economic recovery. “The rise in new housing construction work over the last month can […]
Blow out: Catastrophic Mine Water Flooding hits South Wales Community
For many, Storm Christoph came and went with little incident in January, for some their houses were flooded by the nearby river in a fairly predictable manner like it had done in years past. But for the residents of Skewen, near Neath in South Wales, the flooding came from below ground, erupting out of manholes […]
Home Buying…for real!!!
Over the next few months I’m hopeful of embarking on purchasing my first home and given I talk about the process every day I thought I’d share my own personal experiences of the journey and try and put them into some context. I dabbled a bit last Summer but the rates and offers for a […]
Law Society Group publishes gender pay gap report
The Law Society Group (the Group) has published its gender pay gap report for 2020. The report details the combined results of the Law Society of England and Wales and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which are one legal entity but operate independently. Our 2020 median pay gap between women and men is 11.8%, which is […]
625,000 properties at risk of falling into the sea
Is your client planning to buy one? Do you know what the implications are for insurability or what really happens if their cliff-top garden collapses onto the promenade below? This and more was discussed in a tm:tv session on Coastal Hazards, as part of the Climate Change and the Property Market series; hosted by Martin […]
Spotlight on Lawyer Checker, headline sponsor at the British Conveyancing Awards
This year, we want to do something a little different and celebrate the herculean efforts made by the conveyancing sector who worked tirelessly to ensure the British public could still move during the most difficult year. The event is set to run on Tuesday 25th May 2021 and will be hosted by the multi-award winning broadcaster and […]
The latest on property information up front
A leading protagonist in the Conveyancing Association campaigns to create a positive home moving process says vendors need to collate upfront property information to help improve house buying transactions and a smoother sale. Speaking on BBC Radio 4 Beth Rudolf, director of delivery at the Conveyancing Association said: “Unless the seller has been really ‘on […]
ESTAS unveils new Headline Partner for 2021 and beyond
ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform for the property industry, has unveiled a new headline partner for 2021. Coadjute will become the Headline Partner of ESTAS with immediate effect and will be the title sponsor at the 2021 forum & awards taking place in October. Coadjute is an intelligent open peer-to-peer network that connects […]
Latest SRA report reveals conveyancing fraud rife
The latest Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Board report reveals vendor fraud as the ‘key money laundering’ activity in 2020. The SRA report, which was issued for its most recent board meeting, revealed conveyancing fraud as the main suspicious activity worth £200m. The staggering figure, which was reported to the NCA last year, highlights an increase […]
Why the time is right for Open Banking in Conveyancing
Money laundering is a problem that plagues the legal sector. Recent figures published by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed that they have reported suspicious activity equating to more than £200m to authorities in the last 12 months. Tom Lyes, Director of Engagement at Today’s Conveyancer has been speaking to Mike Ward, Executive Chairman […]
Economic Climate
Jo Hodges, Sales and Marketing Director at Redbrick Solutions shares her thoughts with Today’s Conveyancer about the current economic climate and the impact on the conveyancing sector. The continued roll out of the COVID-19 vaccines means the UK is now getting some control back over the pandemic. A plan for exiting lockdown is in place […]
Housing market still receptive to stimulus measures
• House prices jump 1.1% over the last month to reach record high1 Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “This latest data shows that the housing market is still receptive to government stimulus measures. “The rise in house prices over the last month can be partly attributed to improved consumer confidence in the housing […]
Advisor fined for ‘deliberate’ SDLT avoidance
It has been reported in a national newspaper that, David Hannah, founder of Cornerstone tax has lost his appeal against a first tier tribunal verdict and now faces disciplinary action following the failure to pay tens of thousands of pounds on stamp duty following the purchase of his home. The Times reported that Mr Hannah, […]
Surveyors group set to help to reduce fall through rate
The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) has launched a new ‘Home Review’ service which will help to identify structural problems which create an immediate obstacle to sales falling through. This “snapshot analysis of key structural risks” will provide information to those in the property pipeline upfront, giving them advanced warning of any potential issues. A […]
Innovation, integration and incremental gains key to speeding up property transactions
The latest tm:tv session on ‘Property Transactions and Data’ brought together a panel of experts from across the industry to discuss how data could be better utilised across the chain to make a real difference to the home buying and selling process, both now and in the future. The panel, led by Paul Albone, Chief […]
Spotlight: Judging Panel for the British Conveyancing Awards
In a series of Supporter in Focus pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our Judges of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. Alongside headline sponsor, Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies who have gone above and beyond to support buyers and sellers to move home during the most challenging year the […]
